I saw the movie thirteen and got some questions about birth control...Ladies please read?

Question

So if you have sex when your on the pill, AND use a comdom, you will NOT get pregnant right? Any chance you will? How does the pill work?

Answer 1

The pill is only as effective as you are good about remembering to take it. The more pills you miss, the better your chances are about getting pregnant. But if you're like me, you cant take the pill. Not everyone is cut out for the pill, I can't take them because they give me severe headaches. No forms of birth control are 100% you have to remember that.

Answer 2

Well, that is just it. There is no 100% promise ever. NEVER EVER. Combining the pill, used correctly and a condome used correctly is the best way, but there are no guarantees. If you absolutely positively cannot be pregnant then do not have sex, that is the only 100% way. The pill works like this:
Most birth control pills are "combination pills" containing a combination of the hormones estrogen and progesterone to prevent ovulation (the release of an egg during the monthly cycle). A woman cannot get pregnant if she doesn't ovulate because there is no egg to be fertilized. The Pill also works by thickening the mucus around the cervix, which makes it difficult for sperm to enter the uterus and reach any eggs that may have been released. The hormones in the Pill can also sometimes affect the lining of the uterus, making it difficult for an egg to attach to the wall of the uterus.

Now, if you do not take the pill every day or do not take it at the same time every day, your body can ovulate. Your body can also sometimes decide that it is going to ovulate anyway.

Antibiotics and other kinds of meds can inhibit the way the pill works, so you would need to talk to your doctor about any other meds you take or are prescribed while taking the pill.

Answer 3

If you use the pill correctly (take it the same time everyday and are not on antibiotics), it is over 99% effective. There are several versions of "the pill." They contain a couple of hormones. They work by preventing your body from ovulating (releasing an egg). It should be noted that with "typical use" the pill's efficacy falls to about 95%. Typical use means occassionally skipping a day or taking it at different times.

Used correctly, a condom is somewhere around 97 to 99% effective. However with typical use, a condom is ony about 85% effective.

Percent efficacies mean how many women using this form of birth control don't get pregnant after one year. 99% means that 1 in 100 women get pregnant using this method over the course of a year.

If you use both a condom and the pill perfectly every time you have sex for a year, you have less than a 1 in 2000 chance you'll get pregnant. However, there is still a chance -- it can happen.

The only way to be sure you won't get pregnant is to ensure that no fluids from a penis every get near your vagina.

Catherine

Answer 4

Your chances of getting pregnant with the birth control pills and condoms are almost none unless the pills are not taken correctly or the condom has a pinhole in it and that is very unusual. Most birth control pills are "combination pills" containing a combination of the hormones estrogen and progesterone to prevent ovulation (the release of an egg during the monthly cycle). A woman cannot get pregnant if she doesn't ovulate because there is no egg to be fertilized. The Pill also works by thickening the mucus around the cervix, which makes it difficult for sperm to enter the uterus and reach any eggs that may have been released. The hormones in the Pill can also sometimes affect the lining of the uterus, making it difficult for an egg to attach to the wall of the uterus.

Answer 5

There's ALWAYS a chance for pregnancy. Nothing but abstinence is 100% effective in preventing unplanned/unwanted pregnancies. However:

Using a condom and the pill combined drastically lowers your chances to almost zero, though. You're using protection plus a back-up method, so this is definitely the safest route to go.

At the beginning of each menstrual cycle, estrogen levels begin to rise. Estrogen helps thicken the lining of the uterus (endometrium) to prepare for a fertilized egg. Once estrogen levels peak, about 14 days into the menstrual cycle, one of the ovaries releases an egg. This monthly release of an egg is called ovulation.

After ovulation, progesterone, another reproductive hormone, begins to rise. Over the next seven days, progesterone further prepares the endometrium for a fertilized egg. Conception occurs when a fertilized egg implants itself in the uterine lining.

If conception does not occur, both estrogen and progesterone levels drop, signaling the now thickened uterine lining to slough off or shed, and menstruation begins.

Birth control pills are a synthetic form of the hormones progesterone and estrogen. They prevent ovulation by maintaining more consistent hormone levels. Without a peak in estrogen, then, the ovary doesn't get the signal to release an egg. No egg means no possibility for fertilization and pregnancy. They also thicken cervical mucus so the sperm cannot reach the egg, and make the lining of the uterus unreceptive to the implantation of a fertilized egg.

Also remember, the pill doesn't protect against STD's. It's safe to use a condom combined with the pill if you aren't aware of your partners sexual history. Someone can have an STD with NO symptoms at all.

You should also remember that while the birth control pack says to only wait a week before having unprotected sex, it's best to wait until you've finished your first pack of the pill. Things such as your weight can affect how long it takes for the pill to become regulated in your body. Also, take the pill at around the same time each day without large gaps in between to prevent pregnancy.

Answer 6

The pill works by: 1.preventing ovulation ( the release of an egg from the ovary) 2. thinning the lining of the uterus and 3. thickening the mucus around your cervix. The pill needs to be taken at the same time everyday, if not, you may ovulate and then there will be chance of pregnancy.
Both birth control and condoms are not 100% effective. When used together, you increase your odds of safety.

Answer 7

You got answers all over the map from dead wrong to ALMOST right which were just enough off to get you into trouble.

PLEASE go to these 2 web sites and read around, they're 100% accurate, and you won't go at all wrong following what they say, ok?

http://www.sexetc.org/
http://www.scarleteen.com/

But the accurate answer to your questions are: The pill fails because people either miss a dose, or take antibiotics which makes them stop working. If you take it EVERY DAY without fail at the same time, and don't use antibiotics, it's 100% effective.

Condom's are 99.something% effective IF USED PROPERLY. When people use them wrong, they don't work as well. So people will try and scare you and say "They FAIL!!! So NEVER EVER have sex!!!" to scare you.

That doesn't work, because then teens say "well, if this stuff fails then I just won't use ANYTHING" And then they become teenage mommas, because if you use NOTHING you WILL get pregnant eventually.

Answer 8

Yes while on the pill and using condoms you can become pregnant. Nothing is 100% effective (besides no sex). I do believe the pill does have a 98% rating though. The pill doesn't prevent STD like the condom. The pill just regulates your hormones. It take a while to kick in and for some women if you don't take it the same time everyday it messes up their cycle.

Answer 9

That is not true! You can use a condom and be on the pill and still have a chance of getting pregnant. Now, the chances are lower obviously than not using them, but ALWAYS use a condom - you need to protect your body! The pill is a hormone that makes your body think it is pregnant...

Answer 10

No that is not right. U can get pregnant on the pill, and you can also get pregnant using a condom. Women have even been known to get pregnant after having their tubes tied. The only was to insure you will not get pregnant is too NOT HAVE SEX!